Wilton Schools Welcome New Miller-Driscoll Elementary Principal

From Wilton Public Schools:

Wilton Public Schools is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Kathryn Coon as the new principal of MillerDriscoll elementary school. Ms. Coon comes to us with over two decades of experience in the Greenwich Public Schools where she currently serves as Program Coordinator for Special Education. In her current role, Kathryn supervises all special education services for seven elementary schools, leads the professional development program for the entire PreK-12 special education staff and supervises the SRBI program for all of Greenwich Public Schools.

Ms. Coon began her career as an elementary special education teacher first working for several years as a resource room teacher and then as a special education teacher co-teaching in K-5 mainstream classrooms. After a number of years of very effective service Kathryn was selected to serve as a Staff Development Associate responsible for assisting teachers with planning and delivering instruction in both special and regular education. From that position she was appointed to serve as Interim Assistant Principal of New Lebanon Elementary School and in 2008 promoted to her current position.

Selected from a very competitive pool of over thirty qualified candidates, Ms. Coon was among twelve applicants who were interviewed by a panel comprised of parents, teachers, staff members and administrators. Following the first-round interview, Kathryn and two other finalists were moved forward to the next round of the selection process which included a presentation and a panel interview with Board of Education members, Curriculum Coordinators and District Administration. Kathryn emerged as the unanimous choice for the position. The process concluded with a site visit to Greenwich and reference verification. Ms. Coon’s Greenwich colleagues and supervisors spoke highly of her expertise, professionalism and capacity to lead. Through the selection process the committee saw strong evidence of her warm, engaging personality, collaborative work with special and regular education teachers, instructional leadership skills, and strong knowledge of curriculum and instruction. It was very clear that she has the right style, skills, and expertise to lead Miller-Driscoll School.

Ms. Coon received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Connecticut, graduating Magna Cum Laude, her Masters of Science in Learning Disabilities from Southern Connecticut State University and her 6th Year Certificate in Educational Leadership from the University of Connecticut.

Kevin J. Smith, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools stated: We are thrilled to have Ms. Kathryn Coon join our schools’ leadership team and serve as the next principal of Miller-Driscoll School. Dates will be scheduled in the coming weeks to enable staff, parents and students to meet Ms. Coon.